There are at least 40,000 California community college students with untouched scholarship money with their names on it — at least $500 each from CalKIDS, the California Kids Investment and Development…
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Diversion programs offer an effective alternative to prosecution, aiming to connect people with resources, limit their system contact, and avoid convictions and the collateral consequences of incarceration. By reducing recidivism…
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Nearly 250 years into the American experiment, the pursuit of liberty remains inseparable from the pursuit of wealth, and Black communities continue to face an economy that excludes them from…
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More than half of jobs in the U.S. require education and training beyond a high school degree but not a four-year degree, yet only four in 10 people have had access…
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Click here for more.I come from a small village, Pali Deli, in Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh. Located just 15 kilometres from the village headquarters, the area was once under the influence of landlords.…
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Click here for more.Nigeria has the second-largest HIV epidemic globally, with approximately 2 million people living with HIV (PLHIV) as of 2023. Studies show women and adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa are more…
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Click here for more.More than half of working-age adults get their health insurance through an employer, but in many states premium contributions and deductibles take a significant bite out of household incomes. A new…
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Graduating from college isn’t the reliable ticket to a good job that it once was, contributing to college students’ career fears. Landing a job often takes months (12% of 2023 grads…
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Click here for more.More Americans than expected enrolled in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans for this year, after premium subsidies were dramatically cut — but it remains to be seen whether they’ll…
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In the shadow of federal layoffs, President Donald Trump’s administration has inadvertently revealed that budgets are not neutral. Rather, public budgets are moral documents that expose our polity’s deepest priorities and…
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Click here for more.Food stamps, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, provide income support for 42 million Americans to meet their nutritional needs and reduce hunger and food insecurity, demonstrating the…
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Click here for more.Research has shown that a college degree offers a pathway to increased earnings and upward mobility, but access to and benefits from higher education are unequally distributed, demonstrating the need…